Enyeama can be Eagles No.1 for next 10 years – Baruwa

Former Shooting Stars goalkeeper Abiodun Baruwa believes Vincent Enyeama  can be the Super Eagles first choice shot-stopper for the next five  to  10 years.

Enyeama, who will be 31 next month, has played for Nigeria since he took over from Ike Shorunmu after the 2002 Korea/ Japan World Cup.  The former Enyimba star  was in goal for Nigeria at  the Tunisia  2004, Egypt 2006 and  South Africa 2013  Africa Cup of Nations.

His heroics prevented  Argentina’s  attack led by Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi from  scoring a hatful of goals in the South American powerhouse’s 1-0 defeat  of Nigeria at  the 2010 World Cup  in South Africa.

And Baruwa, who  was a member of Nigeria’s France ’98 World Cup squad, insists Enyeama is still the man to man the posts for the Eagles for a long time.

“Enyeama is not only Nigeria’s best keeper he is the best in Africa,” the former  Sturm Graz keeper told our correspondent online during the week.

“Enyeama  just needs to keep going. He is a very good goalkeeper and a very brave one.”

The former Stationery Stores star rejected calls for the  Lille safehands, who  won the Israeli Premier League title with Maccabi Tel Aviv last season, to be benched for another keeper by Eagles coach Stephen Keshi.

Baruwa warned that the move could backfire, saying  Enyeama’s rivals should work hard to upstage him.

“It’s funny that some people are saying he is getting old,” the United Kingdom-based players’ agent said.

“The man  still has five  to 10 years in him to play football at a higher level.

“He’s consistent and we should allow continue. It  pains me that  we hate consistency in Nigeria.”

source: punchng